Nature’s Legacy:
Fresh, Pasture-Fed Dairy

At Whey Cool Ranch, we believe great milk starts with nature. Our goats are raised on diverse, nutrient-rich pastures, producing fresh, raw dairy that’s as wholesome as it is delicious. From our farm to your table, experience the unmatched flavor, quality, and health benefits of milk produced the way nature intended—while supporting sustainable, ethical farming that nourishes both you and the land.

What is a Herdshare?

A herdshare is a simple and legal way to access fresh, raw milk directly from a trusted farm. Instead of buying milk from a store, you own a share of our herd, which gives you the right to a portion of its production—just like co-owning a community garden for fresh vegetables.

By joining our herdshare, you're not just getting high-quality, pasture-raised goat milk—you’re becoming part of a farm community that values transparency, sustainability, and exceptional dairy.

How Our Herdshare Works

Joining is easy:

1️⃣ Buy a Herd Share – A one-time investment of $25 secures your ownership in our milking herd.
2️⃣ Pay a Monthly Boarding Fee – For $33 per month, we handle the care, feeding, and milking of your share.
3️⃣ Pick Up Your Fresh Milk Weekly – Collection is currently on-farm, but as we grow, we plan to add convenient pickup locations nearby.

As a herdshare member, you’re not just a customer—you’re a co-owner of the herd. Your investment ensures ethical animal care, sustainable farming practices, and the highest-quality milk possible. Plus, you’ll always know exactly where your milk comes from—and the happy, pasture-raised goats behind it.

Why Join Our Herdshare?

Premium Quality Milk, Backed by Data

We don’t just make claims—we prove them with science. Our Nubian goats are carefully bred for high butterfat, excellent milk yield, and superior cheesemaking properties.

✔ Performance Tested

We participate in the National Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) program, tracking each milking doe’s production, butterfat, and protein content for consistently high-quality milk.

✔ DNA Verified

Our goats undergo genetic testing to ensure they carry the best milk proteins for cheesemaking, leading to superior curd formation and higher yields.

✔ Selective Breeding for Excellence

We use data-driven decisions to improve our herd with every generation, ensuring exceptional milk quality year after year.

From a bowl of cereal to an expertly crafted artisan cheese, our milk is built on generations of careful breeding and meticulous testing.

The Freshest, Best-Tasting Milk

✔ Rich, Creamy Flavor

Thanks to higher butterfat levels, our pasture-raised Nubians produce milk that’s smooth, naturally sweet, and far richer than grocery store milk.

✔ Naturally Seasonal

The flavor of our milk changes (in a good way!) throughout the year, reflecting the diverse pasture diet of our goats. Real farm-fresh milk, just as nature intended.

A Healthier Choice: Why Raw Goat’s Milk Stands Out

Pasteurization destroys many of milk’s natural enzymes and probiotics, but raw goat’s milk keeps these vital nutrients intact—supporting digestion, immune health, and overall wellness.

✔ Easier to Digest

Natural A2 protein and smaller fat globules make goat’s milk gentler on the stomach than conventional cow’s milk.

✔ Nutrient-Dense

Loaded with omega-3s, vitamins A & E, and CLA, pasture-fed milk delivers exceptional health benefits straight from nature.

✔ Supports Gut Health

Packed with beneficial probiotics, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, that help maintain a healthy gut microbiome, reduce bloating, and improve nutrient absorption.

✔ May Reduce Lactose Sensitivity

Unlike pasteurized dairy, raw goat’s milk retains lactase, the enzyme that helps digest lactose, making it easier for many people to tolerate.

✔ Naturally Occurring Enzymes for Better Nutrition

Lipase – Aids in fat digestion, helping your body absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Phosphatase – Improves calcium and phosphorus absorption, promoting strong bones and teeth.
Amylase & Protease – Support digestion by breaking down carbs and proteins efficiently.

✔ 100% Natural & Chemical-Free – No synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, or growth hormones—just pure, pasture-raised milk from healthy, happy goats.

Ethical & Sustainable Farming

At Whey Cool Ranch, we believe in working with nature, not against it. That’s why we use regenerative farming practices that improve soil health, support biodiversity, and respect the environment.

✔ Animal Welfare First – Our goats live pasture-based lives, roaming freely with access to fresh forage and sunshine. No cramped barns, no grain-based confinement—just natural, stress-free living.

✔ Regenerative Grazing – We use rotational grazing and biodiverse pasture plantings to enrich the soil, prevent erosion, and restore the land.

✔ Supporting Local, Small-Scale Farming – Your herdshare membership directly supports a family farm, ensuring ethical, sustainable, and responsible dairy production.

How to Join Our Herdshare

Joining is simple:

✅ Step 1: Contact us to purchase a share in the herd ($25 one-time investment).
✅ Step 2: Sign our herdshare agreement, outlining your ownership and boarding details.
✅ Step 3: Pay a $33 monthly boarding fee, covering all care, feeding, and milking costs.
✅ Step 4: Pick up your fresh, raw milk weekly and enjoy the benefits of farm-fresh dairy!

Ready to Experience the Difference?

Real food. Real connections. Real milk.

Pure, Clean, and Tested: Our Commitment to Milk Safety

At Whey Cool Ranch, milk quality starts with meticulous sanitation and testing. We follow strict protocols to ensure that every bottle of milk is clean, safe, and long-lasting—without compromising its natural integrity. From machine milking to immediate chilling, every step of our process is designed to protect freshness, flavor, and safety.

Sanitation: Cleanliness from Udder to Bottle

We take dairy hygiene seriously, following rigorous procedures to maintain the highest standards:

✔ Machine Milking for Reduced Contamination

Using a closed-system machine minimizes exposure to airborne bacteria and contaminants.

✔ Strict Udder Preparation & Equipment Sanitation

Before each milking, udders are carefully prepped, and our milking system is sanitized to prevent contamination.

✔ Immediate Chilling

As soon as the milk is collected, it is rapidly cooled to lock in freshness and extend shelf life in your fridge.

Gold-Standard Testing & Raw Milk Institute Compliance

Our long-term goal is to become Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) Listed, a certification that requires comprehensive testing, traceability, and rigorous safety standards. Although we are not yet officially listed, we voluntarily follow RAWMI guidelines—considered the most rigorous raw milk safety standards in the world—to ensure our milk meets consistent, world-class quality benchmarks.

Routine Testing: Ensuring Milk Safety & Quality

We go beyond the basics—our multi-layered testing protocol ensures the milk you receive is pure, healthy, and of the highest standard.

Daily:

Each doe and her first milk is inspected before her milk is included in the daily batch.

Weekly:

We perform a California Mastitis Test (CMT) on every doe, ensuring early detection of udder infections before they become a concern.

Monthly:

We conduct on-farm lab testing, measuring:

Standard Plate Count (SPC) – Overall bacterial levels
E. coli & Coliform – Indicators of cleanliness and safety

We also send samples to a national DHI lab, where we analyze:

Butterfat & Protein Levels – For optimal dairy product quality
Somatic Cell Count (SCC) – A key indicator of udder health

Annually:

All milking does are tested for Tuberculosis & Brucellosis through our veterinarian and state lab, following the same protocols as licensed dairies.

🚨Fast Action for Herd Health🚨

We take zero risks when it comes to milk safety. If we suspect a doe may have mastitis or any udder health issue, we:

Immediately remove her milk from the day's batch – No hesitation.
Milk her separately, using dedicated equipment – To prevent contamination.
Perform on-farm cultures – Allowing rapid diagnosis without waiting for lab results.
Only reintroduce her milk after confirmation of full recovery.

Our goal is simple: to provide the cleanest, safest, and highest-quality milk possible while upholding the strictest health and hygiene standards.

Transparency & Trust

We believe food safety should never be a mystery. By combining science-based sanitation, rigorous testing, and immediate action when needed, we ensure that our milk is not only fresh but also consistently clean and safe.

Want to learn more about our testing procedures or visit our farm? Contact us today—we're always happy to share how we keep our milk as pure as nature intended.

Herd Management: Nourishing Goats the Way Nature Intended

At Whey Cool Ranch, we believe that healthy goats start with a healthy, diverse diet. Our herd thrives on nutrient-rich pastures, rotational grazing, and carefully balanced supplementation—mimicking how goats would forage in the wild.

Pasture-Based & Rotational Grazing

From late March through November, our goats enjoy free access to pasture, with additional grazing opportunities in the winter whenever the weather allows. Instead of keeping them confined, we rotate them every few days to fresh forage, ensuring they always have access to a diverse, nutrient-dense diet.

Goats aren’t like cows—they’re intermediate browsers, much more like deer than traditional grazing livestock. This means they can’t thrive on a grass-only diet. That’s why we embrace biodiverse pastures, full of plants that others might consider "weeds" but that goats instinctively seek out for their unique minerals, tannins, and medicinal properties.

Native browse includes wildflowers, woody plants, and trees like locust, cedar, elm, and willow, which provide natural nutrients, parasite resistance, and gut health support.
Planted forage includes carefully selected winter cover crops, such as rye, clover, forage radish, and forage peas—giving them access to fresh greens even in cooler months.

With four dedicated paddocks for winter grazing, we ensure that even when temperatures drop, our goats still enjoy a varied, seasonally appropriate diet that supports optimal health and milk production.

Balanced Nutrition for High Performance

While pasture and browse form the foundation of our feeding program, we provide additional nutrition to support lactation and overall herd health.

✔ Locally Sourced

On the milk stand, lactating does receive a carefully formulated grain ration to provide the extra calories and nutrients they need to maintain body condition while producing high-quality milk.

✔ Goat-Specific Mineral Supplement

We keep a high-quality, loose mineral blend available at all times, ensuring they receive essential vitamins, trace minerals, and buffers to support strong bones, milk production, and reproductive health.

✔ Locally Sourced Grass Hays and Non-GMO Alfalfa

We feed a mix of premium alfalfa silage and high-quality grass hay, ensuring our herd gets the fiber, protein, and calcium needed to maintain strong body condition year-round.

At Whey Cool Ranch, we don’t just feed goats—we nourish them. By mimicking their natural browsing habits, focusing on biodiversity, and supplementing only as needed, we raise healthy, thriving animals that produce exceptional milk.

Would you like to see firsthand how we manage our herd? Schedule a visit and experience the difference of naturally raised, pasture-fed dairy goats!

Seamless Invoicing & Easy Milk Pickup

At Whey Cool Ranch, we want your herdshare experience to be simple and stress-free. Our automated invoicing and flexible payment options make managing your herdshare effortless, while our convenient pickup system ensures you always have access to fresh, high-quality milk.

Hassle-Free Invoicing & Payments

Once you join the herdshare, we’ll set you up with automatic monthly invoicing to make payments quick and easy.

✔ Invoices Arrive at the Beginning of Each Month – Sent directly to your email for convenient online payment.

✔ Flexible Payment Options – Pay via debit card, PayPal, or Venmo—whichever works best for you.

✔ Covers Milk for the Upcoming Month – Your payment ensures your weekly milk share is reserved.

Payment Deadlines & Late Fees

To keep our operations running smoothly, invoices must be paid within 10 days of receipt.

Late payments will incur a small daily fee.
Unpaid invoices may result in cancellation of your herdshare.

If you need assistance or have questions about your invoice, just reach out—we’re happy to help!

Convenient Milk Pickup

We want your raw milk pickup to be as smooth as possible. Here’s what you can expect:

✔ Weekly Milk Pickup – Collect your fresh, pasture-fed goat milk once per week.

✔ Current Pickup Location: On-Farm – As we grow, we plan to offer additional pickup points in nearby locations for added convenience.

✔ Container Options:

Reusable Glass Jar Exchange: For a one-time fee of $10, you’ll receive reusable glass jars. Simply return them clean and with lids each week in exchange for freshly filled jars—environmentally friendly and sustainable!
Single-Use Plastic Bottles: If preferred, we also offer disposable plastic bottles for convenience.

We’re committed to making your herdshare membership effortless, ensuring you always have access to the freshest, highest-quality raw milk—without the hassle.

Questions About Pickup or Payments?

We’re here to help! Contact us anytime for assistance with invoicing, payment options, or milk pickup logistics.

Understanding Seasonal Milk Availability

At Whey Cool Ranch, our milk production naturally varies with the seasons, reflecting the rhythm of nature. Here’s what you can expect throughout the year:

☀️ Summer – The Season of Plenty

In the summer months, after the kids are weaned, we have extra milk —and as a herdshare member, you can choose to take advantage of this additional supply at no extra cost. Keep an eye on your inbox! We'll send out email notifications whenever there's surplus milk, so you can take full advantage of this seasonal abundance.

❄️ Winter: Understanding Seasonal Production

Goats aren't like cows—they don’t produce milk consistently year-round. Instead, their milk supply fluctuates naturally with the seasons and environmental conditions.

In winter, production typically slows down due to:

Shorter daylight hours and colder temperatures
Limited pasture access due to weather
Potential hay scarcity from challenging summer conditions (drought or excessive rain)

When planning each year's breeding schedule, I carefully strategize to keep our milk supply as consistent as possible. But even the best planning involves some educated guesses. Unlike cows, goats don’t cycle year-round, which can mean periods of reduced milk availability, especially in winter.

Scheduled Herd Rest & Renewal

Raising goats sustainably means caring for both animals and farmers. Every few years, I schedule an intentional two-month break—a well-deserved "vacation" for both myself and the goats. This rest period lets everyone recharge and allows me to "reset" the breeding/freshening schedule, ensuring we maintain a healthy, productive herd.

My next scheduled break will be in 2027—giving both myself and our hardworking girls a well-earned respite.

Nature’s Legacy: Fresh, Pasture-Fed Dairy